2. (Naut.)
(a) A cabin or apartament on the after part of the
quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; --
sometimes called the {coach}.
(b) A privy near the bow of the vessel.
[1913 Webster]
3. A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a turntable. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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